Source: THE TIMES OF INDIA-2nd January,2020
New Delhi:
Despite an internet clampdown, Jammu and Kashmir registered 83.5% attendance of
candidates registered in the UGC-NET December 2019 exam, second only to 84% in
Kerala, and also recorded a 10% qualification rate as against the national
average of 8.2%.
The UGC-NET test was the first exam held post abrogation of
J&K’s special status under Article 370 and its redesignation as a Union
Territory. The test saw a significant jump in attendance as against the June
2019 or December 2018 tests held in the UT.
In a first, the eligibility test was also held in Leh and
Ladakh region. Another first is that the national testing authority (NTA) will
issue certificates of assistant professorship and fellowship letters within
four days of the results, which usually takes four months to be issued.
The results declared on Tuesday saw a record number of over
79,000 candidates qualifying. The National Eligibility Test (NET), also known
as UGCNET, determines eligibility for the post of assistant professor and
junior research fellowship (JRF) award in Indian universities and colleges.
Among the five states which recorded 80% plus attendance,
J&K is second only to Kerala (84.08). In June 2019 test, J&K registered
77.12% attendance. Interestingly, Baramulla district, which has often witnessed
terror attacks, registered highest attendance of 94%. In all, a total of 31,147
aspirants appeared for the test in J&K of which 3,243 qualified which is
10.4% and second only to Uttar Pradesh where 13% aspirants qualified.
“This shows the aspiration of youth of Jammu and Kashmir and
the government has created an environment where they can come out in large
numbers. Our focus will continue to improve so that we can offer more
opportunities to youth of J&K. I commend their motivation levels and wish
them well and urge them to be torch bearers of progress,” said Ramesh
Pokhriyal, union minister for human resource development.
